The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) has urged the government to take adequate measures in a timely manner to prevent the spread of various diseases in spices. High incidence of plant diseases and pest attacks has been noticed in many areas in the southern Kerala state. Most crops, including paddy, coconut, pepper, rubber, nutmeg […]
The recent floods in Kerala have badly affected natural rubber production, with output seen falling by an estimated 100,000 tonnes., the chairman of the Rubber Board was reported as saying. “Due to the recent floods, almost 15 per cent of Rubber output will be affected, as there are huge negative effects, D. Anandan told IANS. According […]
The devastating floods in Kerala have brought the state’s economy to a standstill, with tens of thousands of farmers clueless about their future, as rainwaters have destroyed yearlong plantations, hitting coffee, spices and rubber. “Preliminary findings show that nearly 1,82,000 farmers are directly affected, and nearly 28,150 hectares of farm land are submerged in flood […]
An uneven southwestern and eastern Asia monsoon may lead to areas of drought and recurring flooding during the summer of 2018, weather forecaster AccuWeather said. The weather pattern that brought areas of isolated flooding rain, frequent dust storms and damaging winds from the Middle East to northern India will break down over the rest of […]
Natural disasters are costing farmers in the developing world billions of dollars each year, with drought emerging as the most destructive in a crowded field of threats that also includes floods, forest fires, storms, plant pests, animal diseases outbreaks, chemical spills and toxic algal blooms. According to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of […]
India’s rice exports is likely to jump by 22 per cent in 2017 to a record 12.3 million tonnes, as neighbouring Bangladesh ramped up purchases after flooding hit its crops. The boost in shipments from the world’s top exporter of the grain is set to extend into 2018 as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka continue to […]
Bangladesh’s rice imports reached a two-decade high in the first half of the fiscal year as private importers rushed to make profit from higher prices resulting from huge crop losses after three episodes of floods, a newspaper report said. The Daily Star said that imports of the staple stood at 22.59 lakh tonnes in July-December […]
Prolonged rains and flooding has impacted both acreage and production of rice in Bangladesh, with estimates of the two being lowered to 11.3 million hectares and 33.1 million tons, the U.S. Agriculture Department said in a report. The USDA raised Bangladesh’s import forecast to in marketing year 2017/18 to 1.6 million tons to boost depleted […]
Bangladesh is set to import 200,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia under a state-to-state arrangement as part of an aggressive move to boost the country’s food stock, a local newspaper reported. The development comes after the cabinet committee on purchase yesterday approved the import of wheat for $252 per tonne, which the food ministry says […]
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